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TIL Researchers found that women who were interested in a fling liked the scruffy look, showing a high preference for men with light and heavy stubble and little interest in the clean-shaved baby-faced look. But for women searching for someone to settle down with, the longer the beard the better

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kEmB TIL there’s a drug called Actos, which side-effects include an increase risk of bladder cancer by 83 percent, heart failure, liver failure and bone fractures. It’s been banned in France and Germany, but still legal in the United States.
P1bwO TIL that the D ration chocolate bar, issued to U.S. troops in WW2, was nicknamed "Hitler's Secret Weapon" by the troops for its effect on the soldiers' intestinal tracts.
VMwk0 TIL of an infamous bear in 1915 that killed and ate seven people over the period of a few days in a Japanese village, and that in the aftermath of the attacks (and hunting the bear) the village was completely abandoned.
16M8D TIL: Fiddlesticks are traditional instruments used to add percussion to old-time/Cajun fiddle music, allowing two people to play the fiddle at the same time. While the fiddler plays in normal fashion, a second person uses a pair of sticks, or knitting needles etc. to tap out a rhythm on the strings.
xVB0k TIL Since its inception in 1808, "Australia Day" has been held on six different dates, not just January 26. The knowledge of this somewhat undermines the anti-"change the date" movement's main platform.